# Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp — Character guide

> Key figures in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John A. Lomax.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The primary narrator or focal character throughout many poems.
- [High Chin Bob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/high_chin_bob.md): A boastful cowboy featured in his own poem and other tales.
- [Charles Badger Clark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/charles_badger_clark.md): Author and occasional poetic persona within the collection.
- [Lasca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/lasca.md): A tragic love interest in a famous narrative poem.
- [Susie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/susie.md): A recurring female figure in cowboy love poems.
- [John A. Lomax](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/john_a_lomax.md): Folklorist and compiler, referenced as a figure in the collection.
- [Broncho Bill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/broncho_bill.md): A cowboy character appearing in multiple poems.
- [Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/stranger.md): An unnamed outsider addressed in several cowboy poems.
- [Marta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/marta.md): A Mexican girl in a tragic border love story.
- [Juan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/juan.md): A Mexican vaquero or lover in border poems.
- [Boastful Bill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/boastful_bill.md): A legendary braggart cowboy from a narrative poem.
- [Jack Dempsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/jack_dempsey.md): A famous boxer referenced in a cowboy poem.
- [James Fitz James](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/james_fitz_james.md): A character in a narrative poem, possibly a bandit.
- [Denver Jim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/denver_jim.md): A cowboy character in a poem about a vigilante.
- [Jim Kershaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/jim_kershaw.md): A cowboy mentioned in a poem about a horse race.
- [James Barton Adams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/james_barton_adams.md): A poet whose work is included in the collection.
- [Old Shorty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/old_shorty.md): An old cowboy character in several poems.
- [Mackenzie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/mackenzie.md): A historical figure referenced in a poem about a trail.
- [Marster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/marster.md): A dialect term for master used in a poem.
- [Larry Chittenden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/larry_chittenden.md): A poet whose work appears in the collection.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/mary.md): A woman's name used in cowboy love poems.
- [Ting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/ting.md): A Chinese cook character in a cowboy poem.
- [Comrade](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/comrade.md): A term of address used in a cowboy poem.
- [John D. Rockefeller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/john_d_rockefeller.md): A historical figure mentioned in a poem.
- [Cinches](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/cinches.md): A character in a cowboy poem, possibly a horse.
- [Henry Herbert Knibbs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/henry_herbert_knibbs.md): A poet whose work is included in the collection.
- [Mr. Clark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/mr_clark.md): A formal reference to the author within the text.
- [Berton Braley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/berton_braley.md): A poet whose work appears in the collection.

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